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Evil spirits
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Tribal doctors would preform ceremonies to get rid of the evil spirits. They would also use herbs and plants as forms of medicine. They also used a form of trephining where the tribal doctor would remove a part of the cranium.
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Belladonna and atropine it is made from the poisonous nightshade plant. They relieve muscle spasm, and GI pain. Morphine is made from opium poppy. It is for severe pain, it is addicting and only used when nothing else works.
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Digitalis comes from the foxglove plant. It is given in pill form, into veins, and by injection. In early times the people chewed the leaves to strengthen and slow the heartbeat. Quinine comes from the bark of the cinchona tree. It controls fevers, relives muscle spasms and prevents malaria.
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Health records